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"We Can Make It Better" is a bonus track from the UK, Japanese, and Australian versions of Kanye West's second studio album, Late Registration.[1] The song features vocals from Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Common, Rhymefest, and The World Famous Tony Williams. It was initially released on the B-side of the "Gold Digger" single on July 5, 2005.[2] It is also on streaming, but it cannot be streamed in the US.[3]

In the song, Kanye and everyone tell stories about how they made it through hard times with their head up.[4]

Production[]

The song heavily utilizes an audio sample from The Three Degrees' 1989 song, "Make It Easy on Yourself".[5]

Lyrics[]

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Make it up) we can make it

Somebody told me that delta's brown skinned, akas' light skinned

And they supposed to be bougie, so they got white friends

First day of school, I'ma take you sight seein'

Show you what we do on weekends for a sight, man

She said, "I know what you about to say, like your hype man"

She let a n***a hit it, and now she only date white men

And if a n***a even wave at her, it's frightnin' but

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can make it on up, we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it

The night fallin' over Brooklyn, where they murder for change

The converter remains faithful to the drug dealer priestess

He in search of the word of fame, you heard of the name

Kweli the truth, like I'm comin' out the mouth of bass

One for it, one for out the grave

n***as want they reparations, how you calculate the amount to be paid

You try to imagine America without the slaves (the slaves)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can make it on up, we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it

Her tenement yo, is rat infested

Her heart is like a gold bouillon cause she wouldn't protest it

'Cause, her best friends man got popped

He was sixteen years old, the cop thought his phone was a glock

In the hood is a everyday happenin'

A friend of the priest say she chose out the captain

She yells out, why you do this to black men? Come on

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can make it on up, we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it

I think of eighty-seven ways to make better days

Whether crime or rhyme, I heard the rebel pays

On the scene, tryin' to get green like everglades

The music, ridin' it good like Escalades

In the ghetto infested by shade and drama

And n***as wit' thangs ain't afraid of karma

I'm thinkin' big like Lil Wayne and Tha Carters's that

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can make it on up, we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it

Come on, look

Tell people the truth, but never give 'em your true thoughts

Terrorism on blacks, they poison our Newports

Patriot Act in effect, make it hard to breathe now

Johnnie Cochran dead, who gonna get us "Us free" now?

Clinton ain't in office, who gon' give us shit free now?

Who gon' make it better for the thugs in the penal?

Who gon' make it good for old folks that's senile?

Oh, it's G.O.O.D. Music, yeah, dawg, I see now

We can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can make it on up, we can)

(Make it up) we can make it better

(Better we can)

(Make it up) we can make it

(Make it up)

(Make it up)

(Make it up)

(Make it up)

Credits[]

Adapted from Spotify[3]:

  • Performed by Kanye West, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Common, Rhymefest, The World Famous Tony Williams
  • Written by Burt Bacharach, Rhymefest, Hal David, Q-Tip, Kanye West, Common, Talib Kweli
  • Produced by Kanye West, Jon Brion

References[]

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